Donor Relations Lead: Cultivate Mid-Level Gifts & Impact

Sound Generations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability

Employer paid 401k

3 weeks paid vacation

Sick leave & holidays

HSA & FSA & commuter benefits

Job summary

Sound Generations in Seattle is seeking a Donor Relations Manager to lead the individual donor program within the Marketing & Philanthropy team. This role drives donor communications, prospect research, cultivation, and stewardship activities.

The position manages third-party direct mail vendor content, annual reports, and the year-end appeal, while overseeing budgets and data reporting. A proactive, collaborative leader is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and fundraising experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in a fund-raising environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage donor relations program with specific focus on non-major and direct mail donors.
• Oversee content of third-party direct mail campaign vendor, all data exports to direct mail vendor, data reports, and analysis.
• Ensure accurate and timely accounting data input for monthly revenue.
• Develop and implement core communications in multiple mediums including, but not limited to the Annual Report, year-end appeals, positive aging partners campaigns, and fundraising campaign materials.
• Create and implement impact plan for research, identification, cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation of a portfolio of 75-100 mid-level donors.
• Oversee dashboards, reporting, donor relations and stewardship activities in established databases.
• Analyze and compile data and information for reports.
• Prepare narrative or statistical reports.
• Continually enhance individual giving campaigns to take full advantage of donor giving capacity.
• Develop a collaborative and effective team in a healthy work environment.
• Supervise, train and evaluate assigned employees.
• Represent program/department to internal and external audiences.
• Develop and manage assigned budgets and operating plans.
• Reconcile and oversee financial donation coding and approve invoices.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Data analysis

Budget management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Donor management software

Job description

Sound Generations in Seattle is seeking a Donor Relations Manager to lead the individual donor program within the Marketing & Philanthropy team. This role drives donor communications, prospect research, cultivation, and stewardship activities.

The position manages third-party direct mail vendor content, annual reports, and the year-end appeal, while overseeing budgets and data reporting. A proactive, collaborative leader is essential.